The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-13
In the House


Of Commons yesterday afternoon, Sir
J. Ferguson, Parliamentary Secretary
for the Foreign Office. said tho Govern.
ment had no information In ref renee
10 the rumor that the new Hawaiian
Ministry bad refused TO recogriE, az
valid the 1000, 900 pounds loan by the
late Premier.
This evening Mr. Parnell, on q mo.
ton 10 consider the House OF Lords
amendment TO the land bill, declared
that the alteration providing that repts
be reduced In ratio with the fall In
prices was q vital change. II would
diminish by one-hali the value OF the
bill TO tenants. II derived the CON.
mission OF discretion In the reduction
OF rents. tying them down 10 q hmd
and last line. IL was deceptive also.
II prices had fallen 10 per cent. q 70.
duction Of 10 per cent. on some hold.
ings would be too little, while on
others II would be too much. As the
bill now stood, IL would he no loss 10
the lard question or TO Ireland II the
measure was postponed another ees.
sion. Parnellite cheers.
Mr.. Baliour he'd that the snsrd.
ment In no wise altered the substance
Of the bill Il only explained what,
In the opinion oil the government,
would be the rational operation Of tbs
clsuse. They proposed TO hand over
10 three gentlemen In Dublin the
work OF fettlipg rents In Ireland. IL
was no. surprising that these gentle
men shraok from responsibility 10
prodiginus and untxampled. The head
Oommisaioner therefore asked tks
govtrnm, for more precise
guidaI The government was un.
abe 10 disrrsa rd the reques, that had
besn introduced ins an exclamation Of
the clause, thu effect OF which would
be b 1nbstitute produce rent br n
money rent II did away with the
grievance that the Judicial rents were
liked when the pIic q OF produce were
higher than now.
Regarding n pnetponement Of the
BIZ, wta Mt. Panell prepared 10 tell
the people that they mus llse all the
advantage OF etsy Of evctions, q
distrihu Ion 81 the payment u mr..
rears oyes prolfacied period, and q
furiher revision q rents - ven
uuder the biil3 He (Baliou J would
not venture 10 meaeure the reeponsi.
biliiy OF memb ~ who, while claim.
ing 10 Represent the tenants, deprived
them OF those advantages, bat
II the ienanie really understood what
was being 30 20 by their members 4
would n far toward Destroying Mr..
Parnell's lbfueAce. Hear I hear
Sir VIM. Vernon harcouit advised
the gov, a msnt 10 Withdraw tie
amendment on thu ground that II vi.
hsted IN. whole substance Of tho bill.
Mr.. Chamberlain reminded the
House that bis sueg, stion tina, the
e0ufs be authorized 10 make compo
siiion a all the d,bts OF the tenants
vAa refused by ths Irish members. He
was going 10 Ireland, aud he mea %
tell the people that the sole respond.
billty for refusing them an enoim rus
blon-the settlement OF arrears aud
other embarra, emehts-rested upon
the very MN Who protested 10 repro.
ssnt them. Hsar, hear lie did not
spprove the smendmenl b the bill,
because he thought II would letter The
discretion Of the coort. II the amend.
ment WA not withdTasn many cup.
porter, 4 the bill would vote against
II. Hear, hear
M. Dillon SAID that Mr.. Chamber.
lain had wisely selected Belfast AZ the
place for q Wait. He wou d secure
there al enthusiastic audience Of
lArdlofdS agsnts aud Or .nsemen. Bot
u be wanted 10 knoE the opinion Of
lrelA d, 1T him look elsewh,re. II
IVES u vital Importance that the bill
should not he de usion and n snare,
tuch a. tho amendment In qutaiion
would mate it.
Mr.. Nofey advited the government.
even o. the eleventh hour, 10 pgufe
ani give farther time for the consider.
alton Il The amendment
Nj. Harrington suggested a post
ponem,nt OF the rent clause until
Mouday. The House proceeded Ia
the meantime 10 the discussion Of the
othor smondmenis. Mr. w. n. Smith,
on behalf OF tie government, accepted
the proportion.